RCAST NAVI 2018/05

** RCAST NAVI - 2018/05/31
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** Press Release
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Enduring cold temperatures alters fat cell epigenetics
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A new study in fat cells has revealed a molecular mechanism that controls how lifestyle choices and the external environment affect gene expression. This mechanism includes potential targets for next-generation drug discovery efforts to treat metabolic diseases including diabetes and obesity.
Researchers tracked how the epigenome changes after long-term exposure to cold temperatures, and how those changes cause energy-storing white fat cells to become heat-producing brown-like, or "beige," fat cells.

http://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pressrelease/2018/20180419release_rcast_en.html

** Research News
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Is hydroxyapatite key player in origin of life?
Study unveils catalytic mechanism of ribose generation
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Akimitsu Okamoto, professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, and Kaho Usami, a graduate student in the Graduate School of Engineering, have unveiled the mechanism of catalytic ribose formation by hydroxyapatite.

https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/utokyo-research/research-news/is-hydroxyapatite-key-player-in-origin-of-life.html

** Report
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Emeritus Professor Takashi Mikuriya (Information, Culture and Social Studies) has been awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon, a Spring 2018 Medal of Honor

** Event
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KOMABA Research Campus Open House 2018
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2018/6/8-9 10:00~17:00
University of Tokyo, Komaba Research Campus

The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) and the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) hold an open house once a year. It's a great opportunity to explore the cutting-edge research being carried out at the University of Tokyo. We open the research institute to share our research activities with experts and the general public. There are symposiums and research lectures. Many laboratories will be open to the public.

http://komaba-oh.jp/pdf/UTokyo-KOMABA-Research-Campus-Open-House-2018.pdf